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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Land Speed Races, LAND SPEED RACES

SCTA El Mirage Land Speed Racing Photos From The Dry Lakes Are Right Here

When our buddy Zane McNary, of LandSpeedPhotos.com, sent us an email after last weekend’s SCTA Meet at El Mirage, asking if we wanted photos from the event, my only respose was...

Exclusive Photos Of Danny Thompson’s Challenger II At El Mirage Testing This Week!

Thanks to our man Zane McNary, with LandSpeedPhotos.com, we have killer shots of Danny Thompson’s Challenger II during testing runs at El Mirage earlier this week. Danny has spent every ounce...

ECTA Coverage: The Cool Cars Of The June 2014 Ohio Mile Land Speed Meet

It was an exciting weekend of land speed racing in Wilmington, Ohio just a few days ago as some of the coolest and fastest cars and motorcycles in the country gathered to hammer the throttle with the...

Dry Lakes Landspeed Racing Photos: The Final SCTA El Mirage Meet Of 2013

As famous as Speed Week at Bonneville is, Land Speed Racers from far and wide flock to El Mirage California several times each year to compete on the famed dry lake. The SCTA El Mirage Dry Lakes...

Photos: Bonneville By The Numbers Literally: Some Of The Coolest Number/Lettering We Saw on The Salt

One of the things I found really neat about Bonneville is that, like stock car racing, lots of the cars are known by their numbers. The 911 roadster being one example. While I was cruising the salt,...

Tuesday Photos From Bonneville Speed Week 2013: Carnage, Spins, And Records Oh My

Tuesday at the 65th running of Bonneville Speed Week was a very interesting day that included lots of spins, some serious carnage, and plenty of records. Plus there are 17 cars that sat in impound...

Bonneville Speed Week Saturday Racing Photos Gallery Number One

(Photos by Chad and Brian) Within minutes of racing starting here at the 2013 Bonneville Speed Week, records were falling and we had already shot a bunch of photos. Once the cars started moving we...

Update: Speed Demon Runs 451 MPH! Now Has Highest Speed Record In SCTA Record Book

Update Friday August 16th, 10am: After qualifying yesterday with a 436 mph 5th mile speed, and exit speed of 448, the Speed Demon backed it up this morning with a 438 mile per hour 5th mile and 451...

The Underdogs: Can They Knock Out The Speed Demon? Or Will They Be It’s Next Victim?

We’ve already discussed the Battle Royale that was/is expected between the Poteet and Main Speed Demon and the Team Vesco Turbinator. What we haven’t told you is that there are two...

Bonneville Speed Week 2013 – Tuesday Morning Sunrise Impound And Qualifier Convoy Gallery

This morning was my last at SCTA Bonneville Speed Week 2013. As I write this, I am riding with a buddy back to the LA area to catch a plane home in the morning. I made sure to get one last sunrise...

Bonneville Speed Week 2013: A New Collection Of Race Car, Truck, and Killer Hot Rod Photos!

The interesting thing about SCTA Bonneville Speed Week is that cars come and go during the entire length of the event. Since tech opened late last week, race cars have been showing up from all...

Gallery: The Monday Sunrise Thrash Scene At Bonneville Impound – Killer Cars And Tow Rigs!

By far our favorite ritual here at Bonneville Speed Week 2013 has been showing up at the crack of dawn to watch teams prep their cars for record runs to start the day. With a one hour window to...

Gallery: More Bitchin’ Hot Rods, Racers, and Just Plain neat Stuff From Sunday On The Salt

Bonneville Speed Week 2013 is officially in full swing. The pits are a constant buzz of cars coming and going to make runs, awesome old hot rod traffic, push/tow trucks at work, and friends hanging...

SCOOP: Photos/Info On The Cars That Set Records/Are Trying For Records Today

We’re the only ones on the internet bringing you this information as quickly as we are. Basically, you’ll need to look at this item each to day to see what racers have qualified to run on...